#&&^^-.... ....-^^&&#
###&§^^~-. .-~^^§&###
#@#&§^^~-. .-~^^§&#@#
###&§^^~-. .-~^^§&###
@&^^^-.... ....-^^^&@
#§^^^^^~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^^^^^§#
&§^~-..... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....-~^§&
&^^~---... ~ ~ ~ ~ elves live in the land ~ ~ ~ ~ ...---~^^&
@@#&§^^~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ beyond the great dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^^§&#@@
##@&§^^~-. ~ it was built in the late sixties. ~ .-~^^§&@##
&§^~-..... ~ ~ ~ the elves came to us then. ~ ~ ~ .....-~^§&
#@#&§^^~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^^§&#@#
#@#&§^^~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^^§&#@#
#@#&§^^~-. they were very manipulative, and we .-~^^§&#@#
##@#§^^~-. came to trust them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ us .-~^^§#@##
&&§§§^^~-. kids would play down at the water even .-~^^§§§&&
#@#&§^^~-. though we were not allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^^§&#@#
#@#&§^^~-. ~ ~ sometimes the sluice would close .-~^^§&#@#
##@#§^^~-. entirely, and the river at the dams .-~^^§#@##
&&&§^^^~-. foot would dry up, revealing the rocky .-~^^^§&&&
#@#&§^^~-. water garden that had been hidden .-~^^§&#@#
##&^^^---. beneath, and we would go there. ~ ~ ~ ~ .---^^^&##
#&&^^^^~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ before the dam opened again, .-~^^^^&&#
##@&§^^~-. there would be a signal, but the elves .-~^^§&@##
#@#&§^^~-. would make us not hear it, and suddenly .-~^^§&#@#
#@#&§^^~-. we would find the water rising, already .-~^^§&#@#
@&&§§^^~-. at our knees. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^^§§&&@
##@#&§^~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^§&#@##
#@#&§^^~-. ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ .-~^^§&#@#
#&&&§^^~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^^§&&&#
@#&§§^^~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^^§§&#@
#§^^~~~--. .--~~~^^§#
@&^^^^^~-. .-~^^^^^&@
@#§^-..... .....-^§#@
@#§^^^^~-. .-~^^^^§#@
#&^^~-.... ....-~^^&#